G.O.P. May Repeal Health Mandate as Part of Tax Bill
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The House’s leading tax writer on Friday opened the possibility that Congress’s push to cut taxes could mesh with its so-far failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying the tax bill could include a measure to do away with the health law’s mandate that most Americans have health coverage.
Representative Kevin Brady of Texas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said no decision had been made about whether to include repeal of the so-called individual mandate. But he said President Trump wants its inclusion, and he indicated that Republicans wanted to evaluate the fiscal effects of taking that step.
“The president feels very strongly about including this at some step before the final process,” Mr. Brady said Friday
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